Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.22/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$221.22

131 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$27.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	240.00	1,020	2thin
Medium and Large 2	510	222.62	1,134	108
Medium and Large 3	482	212.24	1,022	21

One grade step is worth $27.76/cwt here — about −$2 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale131 hd

221.22

—

AL average11 barns · 1,190 hd

221.11

+0.12

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,314	116.96	1,537	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,381	103.33	1,427	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,107	101.20	1,121	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	94.04	892	23

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$873	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 lots · USDA AMS · Coffee County Stockyards - New Brockton, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	278.87/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	255.67/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	213.91/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,337	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	233.02/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,198	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	223.99/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	234.48/cwt	230.00–240.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,232	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	248.75/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,308	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	235.06/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,368	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	221.57/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	246.84/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,180	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	204.69/cwt	204.00–207.00	1,408	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	243.51/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	287.76/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,099	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	290.16/cwt	285.00–295.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	232.05/cwt	227.00–237.00	989	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	299.29/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,122	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	255.69/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	280.71/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,193	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	224.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,066	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	215.47/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,263	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	97.62/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,547	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	89.13/cwt	86.00–91.00	828	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	100.04/cwt	98.00–103.00	993	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	94.27/cwt	92.00–97.00	865	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	105.23/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,382	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	107.20/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,167	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	101.01/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,128	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	94.27/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,038	4
Bulls	—	—	1,188	113.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,342	2
Bulls	—	—	1,440	120.92/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,741	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	872.50/head	845.00–900.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	213.30/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,237	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	201.45/cwt	197.00–206.00	1,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	195.01/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,410	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	486	228.47/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	264.96/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	240.36/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,139	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	223.04/cwt	217.00–227.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	207.61/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,094	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	228.07/cwt	225.00–232.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	202.42/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	221.04/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	240.83/cwt	235.00–245.00	788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	195.51/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	211.98/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	221.01/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,176	37

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Coffee County Stockyards - New Brockton, AL

Mon Aug 7, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 353Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 92Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 44Year ago 51

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	275.00–285.00	278.87
3	—	477	255.00–257.00	255.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	625	210.00–217.00	213.91
3	—	775	185.00	185.00
9	—	514	227.00–237.00	233.02
3	—	577	222.00–225.00	223.99
5	—	723	191.00–196.00	195.01
3	—	438	260.00–270.00	264.96
8	—	474	237.00–247.00	240.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	210.00–215.00	213.30
2	—	618	197.00–206.00	201.45
4	—	486	225.00–232.00	228.47
2	—	525	217.00–225.00	221.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	230.00–240.00	234.48
7	—	688	204.00–207.00	204.69
16	—	426	227.00–237.00	232.05
15	—	475	220.00–230.00	224.33
16	—	586	212.00–217.00	215.47
7	—	327	235.00–245.00	240.83
2	—	720	195.00–196.00	195.51
2	—	625	211.00–213.00	211.98
37	—	532	216.00–225.00	221.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	217.00–227.00	223.04
13	—	527	200.00–212.00	207.61
3	—	330	225.00–232.00	228.07
2	—	573	200.00–205.00	202.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	237.00	237.00
19	—	582	228.00–236.00	235.06
7	—	681	217.00–225.00	221.57
6	—	478	242.00–252.00	246.84
6	—	382	280.00–290.00	287.76
2	—	320	285.00–295.00	290.16
2	—	625	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	526	247.00–250.00	248.75
7	—	375	295.00–305.00	299.29
2	—	675	231.00	231.00
3	—	482	255.00–257.00	255.69
6	—	325	310.00–320.00	315.00
7	—	425	275.00–285.00	280.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	242.00–245.00	243.51
2	—	525	227.00	227.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	95.00–100.00	97.62
6	—	1,313	104.00–107.00	105.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	929	86.00–91.00	89.13
8	—	993	98.00–103.00	100.04
5	—	918	92.00–97.00	94.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,089	106.00–109.00	107.20
12	—	1,117	99.00–104.00	101.01
4	—	1,101	93.00–97.00	94.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	111.00–115.00	113.00
2	—	1,440	117.00–123.00	120.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	845.00–900.00	872.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Coffee County Stockyards - New Brockton, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle